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Genre: Indie

Black Magic Gamebox

Patch 1.08: Drunk Derby

A new game, Drunk Derby, is released

BMG Update 1.07

They Came From Earth 2



Tank Update


Tanks now spawn only after an alien has been abducted. Once an alien has been abducted, the closest factory will produce a tank that patrols the area where the alien was abducted for a brief amount of time before returning to the factory


Mages and Monsters



New Minigames



  • Trap 8: Splinterwood Grove
  • Singleplayer Puzzle 1: Petal Picker

Black Magic Gamebox 1.06: Minigame Update

Mages and Monsters



New Minigame



  • Trap 2: Widowmaker Walkway

Black Magic Gamebox 1.05: Minigames and Combat Update

Mages and Monsters



New Minigames



  • Trap 5: Swarming Bugs
  • Trap 7: Stump Escape


Combat Changes



  • Attack 3 for each character now needs at least 5 aura to use in combat
  • Attack 4 for each character now needs at least 10 aura to use in combat
  • Attack 5 for each character now needs at least 15 aura to use in combat
  • Combat rolls now more influential in determing final damage, heal, etc.

Black Magic Gamebox 1.04: Minigames Update

Mages and Monsters



New Minigames



  • Trap 1: Quickgrass
  • Trap 3: Abandoned Shrine
  • Trap 4: Hunter's Hangman
  • Added a visual to show who faces off in PVP Challenge minigames.


Gold Implementation



  • Gold is now given at the end of quests based on the difficulty and length of the quest.
  • Robbery buff added
  • Robbery buff added to Night and Bandit encounter failure buffs.
  • Merchant event requires gold to purchase items.


Bugfixes



  • Fixed a bug where PVPChal timers would not work properly
  • Fixed a bug where some buffs had the incorrect text.
  • Buffs now refresh automatically at the end of events and the end of the quest.
  • Fixed a typo in the Bandit events.
  • Fixed a bug where the item authenticity wouldn't show up during Merchant events.
  • Merchant items and authenticity rates adjusted.
  • Fixed a bug where the roll value was incorrect in Merchant events.
  • Fixed a bug where hints wouldn't appear in PVPChal4.
  • Changed white text to black in Trainer.
  • Changed roll values for Doppels in PVP and NPC Challenge events.
  • Fixed a bug in PVPChal2 that blocked a player from selecting a mushroom while playing the minigame.

Black Magic Gamebox 1.03: Mages and Monsters Minigame Update

Mages and Monsters



3 Minigames Added



  • Player vs Player Challenge #3: Tree Choppin'
  • Player vs Player Challenge #4: Bird Calling
  • Player vs Player Challenge #5: Campfire Starter


Bugfixes



  • Fixed a bug where the Custom Adventure tile list wouldn't reset after completing a quest and selecting to play again.
  • Fixed a bug where the player's name wouldn't be displayed properly when facing a Dopple in the PvP Challenge 2 minigame "Shroom Struggle."
  • Fixed a bug where the Doppel would pick the same mushroom as the player in PvP Challenge 2 "Shroom Struggle."
  • Fixed a bug where players would spawn in Minigame spawns instead of the Roll spawns for PvP Challenges.
  • Fixed a bug that caused darker backgrounds than intended.

BMG Beta 1.02

Mages and Monsters



Achievements Added



  • 20 Achievements were added for generic gameplay.
  • 17 Achievements were added for gameplay focused on Set 1.


Combat Bugfixes



  • Fixed a bug where the background during combat would be improperly positioned and scaled.
  • Fixed a bug where the combat area names were not being displayed correctly (added more variety to combat area names as well).
  • Fixed a bug where Werewolf's "Werestorm" improperly displayed the number of targets that the attack hit.
  • Fixed a bug where the flavor text at the start of combat events would jump randomly fully showing the entire textbox instead of continuing the typewriter effect.
  • Fixed a bug where monsters would fail to spawn and cause players to be stuck forever.
  • Nerfed Bushy's Leaf Armor: Base Power - 15 to 10; Scaling Power - 1 - 0.3


Minigame Bugfixes



  • Fixed a bug in the Vine Swinging minigame that didn't loop the minigame after the first set of players was finished.
  • Fixed a bug that showed extra players in the Minigame Instructions.
  • Fixed a bug in the Minigame Instructions that caused the controls and instructions to not appear.
  • Added videos to the Minigame Instructions.
  • Fixed a bug where the Minigame Instructions wouldn't show up.


Misc. Bugfixes



  • Added delays after the final roll for Multiplayer Puzzles and Night events.
  • Adjusted the location of players in Night Events to better display the entire character.
  • Fixed a bug where the text after completing a Night Event would show the incorrect text.

BMG Beta 2.29

Black Magic Gamebox



Patch Notes Added



  • Added a Patch notes page to the Title Menu, the Bending Battles main menu, and Mages and Monsters main menu.


Bending Battles



Stat Changes and Bugfixes



  • All Bending Battles stats have been reset due to prior stat code not working properly which caused calculations for all stats to be wrong.
  • Fixed a bug where Team 1 would win, but would be credited with a loss.
  • Fixed a bug where Team 1 would win, but Team 2 would be credited with a win.
  • Fixed a bug where Team 2 would win, but Team 2 would be credited with a loss.

Stat Menu Added



  • A stat menu has been added to the Bending Battles main menu.
  • The stat menu shows all stats for the player, with plans to global and friend leaderboards.
  • Stats seen here include: Win Ratio, Wins, Losses, Knockouts, Average Knockouts per Match, Average Combat Rating, and Average Zone Differential.

Mage Info Changes



  • Updated the Mage Info menu to include both types of spells (Type 1 and Type 2) as well as better visual indicators.
  • Fixed a bug where the Poison Mage icon would be invisible.
  • Added videos for each spell to better explain/show how the spell interacts.

Scoreboard Bugfixes



  • Fixed a bug where the scoreboard wouldn't show up when it was supposed to

Other Bugfixes



  • Fixed a bug where the player would go to the Title Menu when leaving a lobby.
  • Fixed a bug where the Game Type for a lobby would be invisible in the Multiplayer Menu.


Mages and Monsters



Bugfixes



  • Fixed a bug where the player would go to the Title Menu when leaving a lobby.

BMG 2.28

Bending Battles fully functional. Stats are currently bugged and we are looking into this issue

BMG 2.27

Bending Battles changes: 2 different types of controls